Africa

Moroccan court sentences Swiss to 10 years over terrorism charges, with links to murders of two tourists

RABAT, April 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A Moroccan court sentenced a Swiss national to 10 years in prison for links to…

Six school children kidnapped in Cameroon’s West Region

YAOUNDE, April 13 (NNN-Xinhua) — Six students — five boys and one girl — of a government secondary school have…

Update: Khartoum erupts with joy as Bashir successor steps down

KHARTOUM, April 13, 2019 (BSS/AFP) – Crowds of Sudanese waving flags and chanting “we toppled two presidents in two days”…

Update: Ebola spread concentrated in Congo, not a wider emergency – WHO

GENEVA, April 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — An outbreak of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) that has killed more…

Algeria: With Bouteflika gone, protesters demand more change

ALGIERS, April 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Hundreds of thousands of protesters demanding the departure of Algeria’s ruling elite rallied in the…

DR Congo: Ebola death toll passes 750 – WHO

GENEVA, April 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has killed more than 750 people,…

East Libyan warplanes hit Tripoli government positions

TRIPOLI, April 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Rebel eastern Libyan forces bogged down in street battles in a push to seize the…

Sudan appoints new head of transitional council

Lieutenant General Abdel Fattah Burhan  take oath. Photo courtesy of Anadolu KHARTOUM, April 13 (NNN-ANADOLU) – Lieutenant General Abdel Fattah…

Sudan coup leader resigns, protesters celebrate ‘triumph’

Photo courtesy of Apz KHARTOUM, April 13 (NN-AFRICANEWS) – Awad Mohamed Ahmed Ibn Auf, the military chief who led the…

Foreign Ministry: All Palestinians in Sudan are safe

RAMALLAH, April 12 (NNN-WAFA) — The Foreign and Expatriates Ministry said on Friday that all Palestinians in Sudan are safe…